Easter Message/Devotion
For: April 22, 2018
Reading: Matthew 27:1-66, 28:1-20
The Sacrificial Lamb of God
We’ve been talking about darkness and sin a lot lately, haven’t we? We have also been talking a lot about the light that shines through that darkness for all who seek it.
Let’s
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In his fourth word from the cross, Jesus expresses being forsaken by God. He points out to the exchange that happened that day: our sin on him, God's forgiveness on us. Our right response is to live thankful lives that count the cost of sin.

Forsaken by God?
Seven Last Words from the Cross Part 4 * Matthew 27:45-46
Have you ever been in a God-forsaken place? Maybe it was a TDY trip to the middle of nowhere. Worse yet, maybe it was a PCS! And the word “permanent” in permanent change of station becomes a curse. Or maybe your
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Matthew's account of Jesus' Passion, as viewed from its own Biblical, historical and theological context.

A REVERENT ACCOUNT OF A HORRIFIC EVENT
Matthew 27:11-54
It is quite remarkable that two acts within Matthew’s account of our Lord’s judicial murder are passed over quite without the gory details which our modern culture seems to demand. Each is referred to by a single word in the Greek, each
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God forsakes his Son ... bringing His Son through hell ... so that we do not have to endure being forsaken.

Message
Today we are going to talk about a topic that is not very popular.
It is the topic of hell.
Why isn’t hell a popular topic?
Hugh Mackay, the Australian social researcher collected some interesting information about Australian attitudes toward religious subject matter.
In 1999, 74%
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Coinciding with the death and resurrection of Jesus dead saints were raised and came into the city. This situation causes a great stir; especially because the question is now being asked, "Why aren't more Jews raised?"

You can listen to the full sermon here:-
http://www.nec.org.au/index.php/listen-to-a-sermon-series/strange-and-unusual/
Message
Matthew 27:52-53
Dead Saints Walking
In this time of Lent we are considering some of the strange or unusual events that are recorded in connection with the death
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1. Matthew 27.45-49
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 And some of the bystanders, hearing
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The Shroud of Turin,the burial shroud of Jesus, contains a photographic negative of the Crucified Savior. A faulty study in 1988 said it was of medieval date. It has been overturned. A new study says that a light source brighter than any put it on there.

Genuine Burial Shroud of Jesus Found
When you see the Shroud of Turin, you are seeing a kind of supernatural photograph of Jesus, taken by God 2,000 years ago, as he lay in the tomb after his death by crucifixion. It undoubtedly happened at the moment of His resurrection.
1. THE IMAGE IS OF A
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Peter speaks about some of his experiences with Jesus over the past three years. He recounts the struggles and emotions of what happens during Holy Week. Where is Jesus? Is he really alive? What does the mean?

Peter Speaks
Various accounts from the gospels about Holy Week
EASTER – April 16, 2017
You are welcome to use this first person narrative. It was a joy to write and a joy to share. I was just finishing a series on Peter but it could be used anytime but especially around Good
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Some have explained the darkness at the crucufixion as a total eclipse. Was it?

Was the Darkness at the Crucifixion a Solar Eclipse?
Matthew 27:33-56
“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.”
Well the much-hyped solar eclipse here in America has come and gone, and we are still here. All of those viewing glasses which were sold
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I want us to put ourselves in the sandals of the disciples. For some that will be easy because despair is not foreign to you. Bur for others, that may be more difficult because . . . (PowerPoints available - #174

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER
RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK
(REVISED: 2017)
(PowerPoints used with this message are available for free. Just email me at mnewland@sstelco.com and request #174.)
TEXT: Matthew 27:57-66
The disciples must have been devastated. They had been inspired by
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THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST WAS THE GREATEST EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND BECAUSE IT REVEALS THAT JESUS IS MORE THAN OUR CRUCIFIED SAVIOR BUT HE IS OUR RISEN LORD

EASTER
Luke 23:44-46 (NIV)
44 It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,
45 for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
46 Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit."
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Matthew 27:32-33 (NIV2011)
32 As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.
33 They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).
Matthew 16:24 (NIV2011)
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever
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Looking at the Roman Centurion and recounting what he saw to convince him Jesus truly was the Son of God

Matthew 27:50-56
50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split
52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were
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Gospel Harmony of the Resurrection
Jesus is buried, as several women watch (Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47;
Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42).
The tomb is sealed and a guard is set
(Matthew 27:62-66).
At least 3 women, including Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome,
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4 of 6. As Jesus hung on the cross, He voiced particularly important concerns. At the juncture of life & death, matters of greatest significance are prioritized. But What are these as evidenced from the Cross? A Cross-driven Concern of Jesus is Your...

JESUS’ CROSS-Driven CONCERNS-IV
Lk. 23:33-49; Jn. 19:17-30; Mat. 27:33-54; Mk. 15:21-39
OR--CONCERNS From The CROSS
Attention:
Oblivious to the obvious
The Church & Christians can be oblivious to the obvious... that while we bicker about ‘this that or the other thing,’ that there are
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